The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-06-04
that's now on hit"

81 do want that" WAS the youni
mans earnest reply, sand it's strang
If the Christian people of this town re
fuse to give me help and encourage
ment. My own record here is clear;
am not ashamed to have it read. .
course, I am young, aud mos, pe0pl'
are little afraid OF young physicians
but all physicians were young once, ant
l must have beginning, you KNOW
"Now, l have studied faithfully
carefully, even prayerfully, for foul
long years. l have spent every dollar
had, educating myself. No one know.
Of the deprivatiOns l have had to suffer
as he spoke.
my own by right of four years Of hard
study. OF course know Of the oppo-
sition I will probably meet with in tho
beginning. l a'n young; l know more
of theory than of practice, so far. But
there are several reasons why l want
to locate here in my hoyhood's home.
l am bound to win in tho end-you
will see."
"Wall, George, hain't u thing ag' in
you myself. wish you we'll as fur AS
Pm concerned. Yer gritty; l retnem-
ber that you had that streak in you
when you was Il little youngster. But
jist made up my mind that I'd tell
you fair an square what the chances
wuz fur an as'in you here.''
~ am greatly obliged, Pm sure"
said George, ''but ! was prepared for
all you told me. l feel that l shall
succeed in the end. Commit thy way
unto the Lord. Trust also in him, and
he shall bring it to pass There is the
foundation of my faith and courage,
Mr.. I4ampsop. 1 have often proved
the truth of that most hopeful and
most blessed promise. 1t gives me
courage and confidence now. l know
it will not fail me-"
But there were many days and weeks
and months after that when poor
Georges courage and confidence almost
failed him.
Old Euoch had truthiully said:
"Dr. George will have IA hard row to
dig"
He had, indeed. The name of Hike
son was in bad rcputo in and around
Sharon The people were prejudiced
against the poor young fellow, although
luSy COulu uOS DuS uuAlll (uSt NlS O"u
character was above reproach. They
had known him from his baby days
up, and it did not "seem natural" to
call him ''Doctor' HiXson. And he
was so proud of that hard-earned title.
Those who used it at all called him
"Doctor George; that took away half
the dignity for him, and was II famil-
iarity he resented, in secret, although
he dared not do so openly. Others called
him "Doc," and that was simply gall
ing to the high-strung young man. He
was daily hurt by covert or open sneers.
The children ritliculed him and his
new title.
Could anything be more eXasperatiDg
than to have a crowd Of iii bred urchiHs
in front of his poor, shabby
little office, while one of their number
sung out:
doctor, doctor, kin you tell
What will make Il sick man we'll?
Grease his heels and tar his nose,
And that will do, l SUPPOSE"
The Doctors Office was such a shabby
little affair, and he was quite too poor
to make it better. 1t had no carpet, no
pictures, nothing but cheap desk, a
chair or two and the few old but vaiua-
BILE books that comprised the Doctors
library.
Appearances go Il long way toward a
physicians success or failure no matter
how greatly we may affect TO underrate
them.
He should be well dressed. a shabby
man can never assume a very dignitied
appearance. His Office should be neat
and inviting. 1t augurs i'll for the
amount of mans practice if his Office
is AS shabby as poor DR.. Georges was.
If the young fellow could only have
had chance. But there were the pco-
pie sending ten miles to k, a neigh
boring town, for DR.. Graves, who could
ride over in his carriage and count
their pulse-beats by magnificent gold
His clothes were of the best
and tailor-madc, and he had graduated
from the same college from which DR..
Georges diploma had come.
His father had left him a moderate
fortune, and he could begin his career
in a manner becoming physician.
And then George had tp sit in his
dreary Office, in his fraycd and patched
garments, waiting for the patients that
would not come, while DIR. Graves went
driving by day after day.
Every few days the disturbed aud
detected young doctor heard rumors OF
village paper openly published in its
columns that
"An experienced physician will do